Black Laceweaver vs scurvy-grass

Amaurobius ferox compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while scurvy-grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Cochlearia
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	scurvy-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden